There is no other purpose for this post other than to say that: Ben is getting chubbier and cuter and sillier by the day and we have never been happier. Here is some photographic proof of his expanding cuteness in the form of a humungous photo dump!
be kind, for everyone you meet is engaged in a great struggle. [philo of alexandria]
why lay yourself on the torturer's rack of the past and future? the mind that tries to shape tomorrow beyond its capacities will find no rest. be kind to yourself, dear -- [rumi]